Shawano Police Department Feb. 24 Police logged 23 incidents, including the following: OWI — A man was taken into custody for operating while intoxicated at Richmond and Kadletz streets. Theft — Plastic decorations were reported stolen from a yard in the 1100 block of East Lieg Avenue. Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St. Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E.

Shawano County will not fill the planning and development director position left vacant by the termination of Tim Reed. Instead, the county is reorganizing the Planning, Development and Zoning Department to disperse the director duties to two employees.

As if it wasn’t intense enough at the sectionals, the competition gets even more fierce this weekend for eight area wrestlers seeking to make their mark at the 72nd annual WIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament. Bonduel sends five athletes to the Division 3 tourney, including 160-pound sectional champion Dan Tauchen, who might have to unseat a former state champ to get to the top step of the podium. Tauchen (42-2), who by virtue of his

Linebacker A.J. Hawk had a hunch after Green Bay’s season ended that he might be looking for a new team. So he wasn’t surprised after the Packers released him Wednesday following nine years with the only club he has played with in the NFL. Hawk is not bitter, either. “I wasn’t taken by surprise. I kind of had a feeling it might happen,” Hawk said on a podcast he released Wednesday after the team made the move. “The Packers actually let me know.

A former Shawano tavern operator charged with child sexual assault now faces a new sex assault charge, as well as charges that he tried to enlist two juvenile relatives to lie in his defense. Darwin R.

The Shawano County Board took steps Wednesday to keep more money in the county from certain drug and prostitution crimes. The board approved three ordinances that will allow local law enforcement to issue citations rather than have the district attorney pursue criminal charges for state offenses.

Forty-eight students from four area schools competed for scholarships Wednesday in a Business Challenge hosted by Junior Achievement of the Wolf River District at Shawano City Hall. The Bonduel High School team of Austin Siolka, Isaiah Griesbach and Caleb Basten came out on top, and each student received a $500 scholarship. “It feels pretty good,” Basten said.

Shawano Police Department Feb. 23 Police logged 37 incidents, including the following: Accident — Police responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident at Bartlett Street and Wescott Avenue. Shoplifting — A 27-year-old man was cited for shoplifting at Walmart, 1244 E.

St. James Lutheran School Gabi Bukoski and Ananya Wilson participated in a lap challenge to raise money for a fellow swim family in need. Gabi’s goal was to swim 50 lengths; she ended up swimming 124 in a little over an hour. That’s equal to 31 football fields. Ananya’s goal was not available, but she swam 88 lengths, which is equal to 22 football fields.